Alexandre Aja

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor

August 7, 1978 (47 years)
Alexandre Jouan-Arcady (born August 7, 1978) is a French filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror genre, beginning with his acclaimed French-language breakthrough slasher film High Tension (2003) before making the transition to American films with his remake of Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes (2006). He has gone on to direct other notable horror films such as Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), Horns (2013), Crawl (2019), Oxygen (2021) and Never Let Go (2024).

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Mirrors
    Mirrors2008
  • Piranha 3D
    Piranha 3D2010
  • Horns
    Horns2013
  • High Tension
    High Tension2003
  • Maniac
    Maniac2012
  • P2
    P22007
  • 24 Days
    24 Days2014

Known For

  • Mirrors
    Mirrors2008
  • Piranha 3D
    Piranha 3D2010
  • The Hills Have Eyes
    The Hills Have Eyes2006
  • Horns
    Horns2013
  • High Tension
    High Tension2003
  • Crawl
    Crawl2019
  • The Pyramid
    The Pyramid2014
  • Never Let Go
    Never Let Go2024
  • The 9th Life of Louis Drax
    The 9th Life of Louis Drax2016
  • Maniac
    Maniac2012
  • P2
    P22007
  • The Other Side of the Door
    The Other Side of the Door2016
  • Oxygen
    Oxygen2021
  • Night of the Hunted
    Night of the Hunted2023
  • Rock the Casbah
    Rock the Casbah2013
  • Furia
    Furia1999
  • 24 Days
    24 Days2014
  • Break of Dawn
    Break of Dawn2002
  • Over the Rainbow
    Over the Rainbow1997
  • Return to Algiers
    Return to Algiers2000

Featured Videos

  • The 9th Life Of Louis Drax: Jamie Dornan On Working With Director Alexandre Aja
    The 9th Life Of Louis Drax: Jamie Dornan On Working With Director Alexandre AjaThe 9th Life of Louis DraxAug 23, 2016
  • The 9th Life Of Louis Drax: Alexandre Aja On The Theme
    The 9th Life Of Louis Drax: Alexandre Aja On The ThemeThe 9th Life of Louis DraxAug 23, 2016
  • The 9th Life Of Louis Drax: Alexandre Aja
    The 9th Life Of Louis Drax: Alexandre AjaThe 9th Life of Louis DraxAug 22, 2016

Filmography

2024
2023
2021
2019
2017
47 Meters Down · as Executive Producer
2016
2016
2014
2013
Rock the Casbah · as Associate Producer
2013
HornsOn Plex
2012
ManiacOn Plex
2010
Piranha 3DOn Plex
2007
P2On Plex

2012
Maniac · as ScreenplayOn Plex
2008
Mirrors · as ScreenplayOn Plex
2006
The Hills Have Eyes · as Screenplay
2003
2002
Break of Dawn · as Screenplay
1999
Furia · as Screenplay
1997

2025
2023
Beau Geste · as Self
2022
2019
Beneath 'Crawl' · as Self - Director
2018
Beyond Blood · as Self
2016
Quotidien · as Self
2016
2015
2014
Why Horror? · as Self
2009
2007
2006
2005
2004
1997
Tracks · as Self
1991
Movie Days · as Self - Interviewee
1987
Sacrée soirée · as Self

2022
1992
Le grand pardon II · as Alexander Atlan
1989
L'union sacrée · as The Child With The Skateboard
1983
The Big Carnival · as Raphaël Labrouche
1982
The Big Pardon · as L'enfant

2023
The Blond Boy from the Casbah · as Second Unit Director
2014
24 Days · as Assistant DirectorOn Plex
2013
Rock the Casbah · as Script Consultant
2007
P2 · as StoryOn Plex
2004
Mariage mixte · as Second Unit Director
2002
Break of Dawn · as Second Unit Director
2000
Return to Algiers · as Second Unit Director